git-commit-vandalism/Documentation/git-hash-object.txt
Dmitry Potapov 3970243150 add --path option to git hash-object
The --path option allows us to pretend as if the contents being hashed
came from the specified path, and affects which input filter is used via
the attributes mechanism.  This is useful for hashing a temporary file
whose name is different from the path that is meant to have the hashed
contents.

Signed-off-by: Dmitry Potapov <dpotapov@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2008-08-03 13:33:06 -07:00

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git-hash-object(1)
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NAME
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git-hash-object - Compute object ID and optionally creates a blob from a file
SYNOPSIS
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[verse]
'git hash-object' [-t <type>] [-w] [--path=<file>] [--stdin] [--] <file>...
'git hash-object' [-t <type>] [-w] --stdin-paths < <list-of-paths>
DESCRIPTION
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Computes the object ID value for an object with specified type
with the contents of the named file (which can be outside of the
work tree), and optionally writes the resulting object into the
object database. Reports its object ID to its standard output.
This is used by 'git-cvsimport' to update the index
without modifying files in the work tree. When <type> is not
specified, it defaults to "blob".
OPTIONS
-------
-t <type>::
Specify the type (default: "blob").
-w::
Actually write the object into the object database.
--stdin::
Read the object from standard input instead of from a file.
--stdin-paths::
Read file names from stdin instead of from the command-line.
--path::
Hash object as it were located at the given path. The location of
file does not directly influence on the hash value, but path is
used to determine what git filters should be applied to the object
before it can be placed to the object database, and, as result of
applying filters, the actual blob put into the object database may
differ from the given file. This option is mainly useful for hashing
temporary files located outside of the working directory or files
read from stdin.
Author
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Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Documentation
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Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
GIT
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Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite